Just When We Thought We Knew the Plan…

You know that saying, “God laughs while we make plans”? Or something along those lines. You know what I am trying to say.

Well, he has been laughing at the Olsons for years. Quite possibly, 21 years to be exact.

We have moved a lot. Each place teaching us something new about ourselves.

When we moved to South Dakota, we learned how much we loved the ranch lifestyle.

Colorado taught us how to actually ranch and be a part of a community.

We wanted to be closer to family, we moved to Nebraska. We met the most amazing people and got married in their front yard. I couldn’t have asked for a better location.

Minnesota gave us some of our favorite people.

Montana was next. We found the love of ranching again.

What about Colorado? Well, we tried again.

We realized after a year that God took us down this road to show us it was a dead end. We thought that was where we should be, but in reality, it was Shields. Montana called us back.

The plan was simple. Stay here until our son graduated.

Then God laughed.

The Olsons are on the move again. This time heading farther west to Nevada. This will be different than anything else we have done. This will be a new area and bigger schools.

This. Is. Exciting.

My heart hurts to leave the Shields again. I won’t lie. We have a community of amazing people here. However, there is something I have learned over the years in all of our moves. We may move, but our people stay with us.

The last time we left, my heart was unsettled. I cried for two hours the day we left. It physically hurt.

This time, I’m at peace. I am ready to see what this new area has to offer. I am ready for the amazing opportunities for my husband and children. I feel it in my heart that this will be good for us.

And we will always have our people in Shields. Forever.

If you are ever in Reno…